About this episode

A conversation with Marcia Earhart about her experiences with grief and healing after the loss of her sons.

Dear listeners, Today’s episode is a deeply moving conversation about grief, resilience, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going after unimaginable loss. We’re joined by Marcia Earhart — certified life, grief, and trauma coach, educator, mental health first responder, and founder of The Sterling Rose Sanctuary. But beyond her professional work, Marcia brings something even more powerful to this conversation: lived experience. After the loss of both of her sons, alongside chronic illness and significant family trauma, Marcia found herself navigating what she calls the “garden of grief.” In this episode, she shares what it truly looks like to live inside grief — not just emotionally, but physically and spiritually — and how her faith became an anchor in the midst of profound suffering. We explore the meaning behind her book, Gripping Grace in the Garden of Grief , and the idea of “gripping grace” — holding on to something steady when everything else feels like it’s falling apart. Marcia also opens up about the process of writing through pain, and how that journey helped transform her grief into purpose. Through her work with The Sterling Rose Sanctuary, Marcia now supports…

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